Monday, December 3, 2012

Ugh... are the shops playing Goodiepalooza music *already*?

There's more to come, but let's hit the hard winter ground walking. I have learned that MLS Defender of the Year Matt Besler is fairly close to re-upping with Sporting KC, despite appreciable interest from Belgium and England. It's not done yet, but I'd probably place it in the "unless something remarkable happens" file.

brian b, you ask a fair question. i think my point is that callum williams is really just a punter. go look this guy up and tell me you think he knows what the heck he is talking about.

maybe he is trying to make a backhanded compliment by suggesting the top division in the usa is on par with the second division in england. to me it sounds a little more like a backhanded slap in the face.

really though, my originial disgust is with american fans who think they are being smart by suggesting every player needs to be playing european champions league ball, when maybe the best thing for the sport in this country is to have the best players playing in our domestic league.

really i think usa can have players playing all over the world, and still have a strong domestic league, i guess its a little give and take. but to be chiding a player who wants to play in MLS, thats just dumb, and there is no two ways about it.

matt, this is a good lead in to your question. hoffenheim, i believe, has an arrangement with vancouver whitecaps and they also did have vedad ibisevic on their roster and he was playing high school soccer in st louis MO. hoffenheim sure is not scared of american players.

Actually I think the Championship is a fantastic league. It's so good it was voted within the top 5 leagues in Europe. Hence my comparison to MLS. I covered a lot of soccer in England before I came across to the USA and I can say MLS is at a stage now where players don't need to leave unless they're going to EPL, La Liga or the Bundesliga. No need to go to Norway, Scotland, Denmark etc because MLS is just as good if not better.